<p>hello,</p>
<p>I applied early descision to a private school in Claremont (scripps),and signed the binding agreemetn adn paid $350 deposit, but i want to go to a UC now bc i got accepted there and i've changed my mind.. but I don't know what will happen to me.. will the school sue me or something?! I'm afraid to call the schoool. anyone got any advice?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>First of all, you were supposed to withdraw all other applications after getting accepted ED.</p>
<p>When you call Scripps and tell them you would rather attend the UC school, Scripps may inform the UC school of your ED commitment and they may rescind your acceptance.</p>
<p>Good luck anyway.</p>
<p>Hmmm, well my first thought is I wonder how you know you got accepted to this UC if you're supposed to withdraw all other applications, so that will be an argument. Furthermore, if the reason for changing your mind is not based on financial aid I'd think it would be difficult to get out of your ED. But nonetheless contact them, reason with them, and so forth. And if you can't get out, all I can suggest is tough it out, maybe it will be an excellent experience, and if not, you can always transfer.</p>
<p>not sure about the op, but i withdrew my uc apps after getting in ed, and i've still gotten decisions.</p>
<p>well call them up and see if you are at MOTEL CAILIFORNIA>></p>
<p>lol jk</p>
<p>just call Scripps and ask them what you can do</p>
<p>haha well, my counselor said toj ust leave my other two applications (i applied to three schools, total)... there are several reasons why i'd rather go to UCI than scripps... money being an issue. since i livei n irvine, i could technically live at home and pay onlye 10k ish for tuition.. whereas scripps costs $45000 but theyr'e giving me 25000, respectivly. i'll still have to dish out 20K.. and i don't know if my parents will help. i dont want to pay off 80K just for a bachelors, and if ic hange my major... haha. </p>
<p>I'm just afraid to tell scripps, should I call UCI and see if they'd still accept me anyways? I mean, whats the worst that can happen to me? (if uci will still accept me, i mean)</p>
<p>Like other posters have said, I don't think there's anything you can really do other than call Scripps, explain to them that you understand the difficulty and the gravity of the situation, and hope that they get over-enrolled or take pity on your situation. I have no idea what the reaction might be.</p>
<p>If you search, you might find some past threads that have dealt with similar questions. The popular claim (I have no idea re: the validity) is that if you break an ED contract, it not only reflects VERY poorly on you (and you could potentially be "blacklisted", i.e. have your acceptances rescinded by other schools), but also on your high school and its future applicants to Scripps.</p>
<p>Then again, it might not be a big deal at all. Whatever you do, I would keep Scripps VERY informed and I would be VERY understanding of the fact that this was <em>your</em> error, because they have the right and the power--regardless of whether or not they choose to exercise it--to make serious waves with the rest of your acceptances. Like a previous poster said, if finances don't make Scripps impossible (and if the financial aid or scholarship meet 100% of demonstrated need, then you may have a hard time arguing this), then transferring might be your best option.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>The worst that can happen is that you withdraw from Scripps and then Scripps tells your UC what you did, and they rescind your offer of admission.</p>
<p>Since financial aid is an issue, I would call/write a letter explaining this. Definately highlight that as your reason and see what they say. However, you may have to prove somehow that you could not pay for Scripps; you did sign a binding contract, after all. The point of that was specifically so you wouldn't do this.</p>
<p>Your GC gave you bad advice....and that will not be so easily ignored...but you should have known better</p>
<p>well, i don't really care if it reflects poorly of me because if i dont go to this school, i won't ever have to deal with them again (lol). and i haven't heard of anyone from my school going to that college, it's small and private... and all women so a lot of girls from my school don't want to go there so i'm not worried about future applicants from my school....</p>
<p>but do they really have the right to wave my other accpetances to other schools? i want to go to UCI... but i think i'll call them tomorrow and tell them my situation, and see if they'd still accept me...</p>
<p>i guess i could transfer, the Junior college is (literally) a two minute walk from my house. but i'd really rather not... =/ meh. this sucksssss i'm too much of a pansy to call scripps . .i was thinking of calling anonymously asking a "hypothetical" question.. but i'm stil afraid. gah! :(</p>
<p>yeah, i think i'm BARELY over the line to receive a cal grant (we're not rich but we're not poor either)... and i know it's my fault, but i really don't want to be paying off college loans when im 40</p>
<p>couldn't i even transfer out after a year of going to scripps?</p>
<p>Yes, I do believe you could go to Scripps and transfer after a semester or a year with no trouble.</p>
<p>Yes, if you break an ED contract with a school, then that school has the right to share your name with other schools, who then have the right to rescind your acceptance. There has to be a serious consequence for breaking ED contracts in order to discourage students from doing it more often.</p>
<p>Honestly, you knew the costs of each school before you ever even applied, and this may well be the response you get from Scripps. It's generally recommended that if finances are an issue, you shouldn't apply ED, and this is part of why. Presumably, you didn't <em>want</em> to go into debt a few months ago, even though you knew it could be the case, so what exactly has changed your mind? I'm not at all saying that it's a bad reason, rather just that it is one you should have thought about earlier. Hopefully, if you loved Scripps enough to apply ED, then it's somewhere you could be happy to attend for a year. </p>
<p>Also, just a note in case you're miscalculating, if UCI is $10k a year and Scripps is $20k ($45k - $25k that they're giving you), then you'll end up with a $40k difference, and possibly even less given that the likelihood of graduating in 4 years if far greater at Scripps (not including the cost of repaying loans, if applicable).</p>
<p>hm... i see what you are saying. well, this reason might strike you guys funny, but i 'd like being 10 min. away from home, rather than 40-60 minutes (forty minus traffic). and if i stay at home i can work on my music. but i forgot about the fact that many uc students graduate in 5,r ather than 4 years... but still, wouldn't that be cheaper to pay... let's say 60K rather than 80K?</p>
<p>Why did you apply to scripps in the first place (you do not seem to like anything about it) and also why did you apply ED? And pay the deposit? Something about all this does not make any sense.</p>
<p>People don't take ED seriously.</p>
<p>Early Decision means you made a decision. Honor it. Then transfer, or learn to like Scripps.</p>
<p>If you pursue this you are at risk of not attending college next year. I wouldn't try it.</p>
<p>You'll find a variety of opinions around the boards, and the prevailing sentiment is that it doesn't matter what's cheaper or preferable or potentially get-away-with-able. What matters is that you entered into a [legally?] binding contract. That said, my personal route would be to call Scripps first and to hear their thoughts. If they'll somehow let you out of the contract, awesome. If they won't, then call UCI and see whether or not they'll care if you break the contract. If they won't, then I suppose you're good to go. Like it or not, you need to call around.</p>
<p>Again, know that I'm no authority on this issue...just readin' from the vaults. Furthermore, be <em>VERY</em> clear on how your actions might effect future applicants from your high school. If there's any possible effect, then regardless of whether or not you know of other people who might apply, breaking the contract against Scripps advice and without true need (i.e. tuition is not impossible, even if it is inconvenient for a semester or a year) would be, in my opinion, a very selfish decision.</p>
<p>So no matter what, it all sums down to this: talk to the schools and check. I don't think you'll hear much here other than, on the one hand, "that's morally wrong," and on the other, "my friend got away with it."</p>
<p>Good luck, again...I hope it works out for you. Please post and let us know the results, as it might be helpful to others.</p>
<p>I disagree with a lot of the responses here. Call Scripps and tell them you have had a change of heart and that you are reluctant to go 80K in debt and after thinking it over, you would prefer to live at home and try to go to a cheaper school. Scripps has a waitlist and can fill your spot. Act fast. Scripps doesn't want an unhappy student from the get go.
It is true that honoring commitments is important,
but not for the sake of doing so and at the expense of your happiness.</p>
<p>You aren't the first person who has had second thoughts and you won't be the last. I doubt that Scripps will sue you over the contract. Were you even 18 when you signed it?</p>
<p>ur screwed</p>
<p>"do they really have the right to wave my other accpetances to other schools? "</p>
<p>Didn't you READ the contract before you SIGNED it???</p>
<p>At this point, I'd say your best bet is to go to Scripps for one year and then transfer. You signed an agreement with the school that said that you would do just that, I think it would be a pretty grievous error on your part to try and back out of that. There are many possible consequences of this that you, and other people on this thread may not forsee. </p>
<p>If the 20k difference, quite a lot of money, is still an issue after your freshmen year at Scripps, transfer.</p>